Chapter 720: Traitor

The chaos on the Temple of Heaven Street lasted only a quarter of an hour or so, and was gradually quelled with the support of a large number of forbidden officers and soldiers who had been prepared in advance.

The specific situation was also counted in the shortest possible time.

There are seven hideouts of the Japanese people, creating chaos among the crowd.

A total of twenty-five Japanese were ambushed.

However, the Temple of Heaven did not let its guard down.

Especially around the imperial chariot where the emperor and the crown prince were riding, the dense officers and soldiers were like a wall of people, and the water surrounding the imperial chariot could not be leaked.

And in a place where no one notices.

It is located in the Temple of Heaven at the eastern end of the Temple of Heaven.

On a raised platform on the northwest side.

The high platform is about three people high, and there is a circle of railings around the platform, probably because of today's Zen Rang ceremony, wrapped in bright yellow silk, and there is a cover on it, so that people can not see the whole picture of the high platform and the top of the cover from a distance.

And Zhu Yuanzhang, the Hongwu Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was standing behind the railing with the crown prince Zhu Biao, escorted by several forbidden officers and soldiers, looking at everything that was happening on the Temple of Heaven Street in front of him.

Sun Gou'er, the head of the twenty-four yamen of the inner court, was covered with sweat on his forehead at the moment, and his eyes still had the panic and uneasiness caused by witnessing the turmoil on Temple of Heaven Street.

"Fortunately, Your Majesty and His Royal Highness went out of the city from Chaoyang Gate in advance, and arrived at the Temple of Heaven first by concealing their whereabouts, otherwise...... Otherwise, the old slave ...... Don't dare ......"

Sun Gou'er really didn't dare to think about it.

If His Majesty and the Crown Prince were in the Imperial Palace today, on the Temple of Heaven Street, in the chaos just now.

It's that those thieves didn't directly cause harm to the royal chariot, but who can say whether there will be any problems with the emperor and the crown prince in the imperial chariot.

Zhu Biao smiled silently.

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted: "A Zen ceremony in the imperial court costs so much, how can it be just a ceremony, and how can you not take the opportunity to find out these big rats and thieves hidden in the dark." ”

After that, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled.

He had already seen that on the Temple of Heaven Street, the brocade guards rushed into the vicinity of the imperial chariot and took down several officials in red robes.

In fact, it was planned at the beginning.

Hongwu's 31-year Zen ceremony would not have been as grand as it is today.

However, when the Song, Luo, and Qi families in Beijing were killed, the royal family immediately realized that this matter was not simple.

Among the people who oppose Hongwu's new policy, it is impossible to have only the Song, Luo, and Qi families and the people behind them.

If the Song, Luo, Qi and the people behind them are considered a force. Then, the one who caused the murder in the capital is another force.

As a result, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, who really needed to take the imperial chariot, had the matter of quietly leaving the team of the Zen Rang ceremony and leaving the city from Chaoyang Gate early this morning after worshipping the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty in Taimiao early this morning.

And all of this is a game that follows the trend.

Now, it's time to wrap up.

Zhu Biao's eyes were a little turbulent, and after half a sound, he finally spoke in a low voice: "It's just that the people are innocent, and the people who died tragically on the street today because of this incident are unjustified disasters after all." ”

Or maybe it was because the plan was too hasty.

Otherwise, the imperial court could have secretly replaced the people on both sides of the Temple of Heaven with Beijing officers and soldiers dressed as ordinary people as early as possible.

With this sigh of the crown prince.

Zhu Yuanzhang also snorted heavily: "This time, I will never forgive a person involved in this matter!" ”

Zhu Biao nodded silently on the side.

In the eyes of the father and son, this time the matter must be dealt with seriously.

And on the Temple of Heaven Street.

The smoke and dust rising from the explosion of gunpowder on the street have gradually dissipated.

But the air was filled with the pungent smell of gunsmoke.

Many injured civilians in the area of the explosion let out screams of pain, were carried on stretchers by the officers and soldiers, and rushed to the temporary treatment center set up by the Yutai Hospital on the west side of the street.

The rest of the people, with the help of the imperial court, also left the Temple of Heaven.

Half an hour later.

On the Avenue of the Temple of Heaven, only the officials and soldiers of the imperial court remained.

Zhu Yunxi threw away the long knife in his hand that had just hacked a widow to death, and raised his head to look around.

In the distance, two martial artists who were teaching martial arts were carrying Chang Jizu from the east.

Sun Cheng took people and followed aside.

After Zhu Fan saw it, he was the first to speak: "It's the boss of the Chang family." ”

When he looked at it two more times, his face was in a trance.

Looking at Chang Jizu lying on the stretcher, Zhu Fan couldn't help but be surprised.

"It's so badly injured, this kid is really fatal."

Carrying Chang Jizu's stretcher, he finally got close.

Zhu Yunxi's brows furrowed, looking at Chang Jizu who was lying on the stretcher, his entire back had been stained red with blood, and his heart was also greatly shaken.

The martial arts student who was carrying the stretcher in front of him had a tense face and said in a low voice: "The captain first noticed the abnormal movement in the crowd on the street, and then found the widows hiding in the crowd, as well as the wooden box with gunpowder hidden under the street wall, so he desperately drew his sword and rushed forward.

Because he was worried that the gunpowder would be detonated, he just blocked the head of the Japanese people, and then crossed the opponent's position, so that he was stabbed in the back. The captain still held on, wielding his sword to cut off the fuse that had been lit by the widows, and only then did he prevent the gunpowder in the wooden box from being detonated. ”

Chang Jizu, who was lying on the stretcher, kept letting out a low moan from his mouth.

At this time, when he heard the team speak, he immediately closed his mouth.

Then he turned his head with a pale face and looked at Zhu Yunxi, who was frowning, and Zhu Rong, who was full of admiration on the side.

Chang Jizu bared his teeth and cracked his mouth: "Weichen is incompetent, and he has not found out all the widows, which led to the attack on today's ceremony." ”

Zhu Yunxi glared at the cousin: "I can't stand up, I'm still here to do it!" Hurry up and heal, and you'll have to suffer later! ”

Chang Jizu's hand on the stretcher waved softly.

"It's just a little bitter, so what's the matter."

Zhu Fan laughed twice on the side: "Good boy, when the injury is healed, this king will go to you to eat wine." ”

At this time, Chang Jizu had been carried by two martial artists and continued to the west side of the street.

Chang Jizu lay on the stretcher, raised his head, and looked at Zhu Fan with wide eyes.

"Don't forget it afterwards!"

Zhu Fan laughed: "This king can't forget." ”

Zhu Yunxi rolled his eyes helplessly.

Chang Jizu, this kid, still doesn't know what kind of hardship he will face later, and wait for him to regret it then.

Over there.

Zhu Gaochi had already come from behind the imperial chariot.

When he got closer, Zhu Yunxi saw that Xiaopang's face was tense and his eyes were gloomy.

Zhu Yunxi couldn't help but ask curiously: "What's wrong?" What's going on behind the scenes? ”

Zhu Gaochi took a sip and forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart: "You better go and see for yourself." ”

Zhu Yunxi became more and more curious, looking at the strange-looking little fat, so he had to walk behind the royal chariot.

"The old man is not guilty!"

"The New Deal is wrong!"

"The old man is just thinking about the Ming Society, for the sake of the world, and for the sake of His Majesty's name, what is the old man's crime?"

"Before today, the old man had already made up his mind that if he didn't succeed, he would become benevolent, but the old man was unlucky!"

“……”

Before Zhu Yunxi walked behind the imperial chariot, he heard a seemingly familiar shout from behind.

When he finally stood behind the chariot with his people.

Only then did I see the caller clearly.

Zhao Mian, the former head of the household department of the Ming Dynasty and the current political envoy of one of the four provinces of Yingzhou.

The original Ministry of Industry of the Ming Dynasty is still the secretary of the Ming Dynasty, and the current political envoy Wang Jun, one of the four provinces of Yingzhou.

and several officials who accompanied Zhao Mian and Wang Jun to Yingzhou as officials.

Seeing clearly the person who was taken down by Jinyiwei, Zhu Yunxi's eyes couldn't help shrinking.

But, in this instant, everything makes sense again.

Zhao Mian and Wang Jun also saw Zhu Yunxi who came over.

The faces of the two of them, who had left Beijing for Yingzhou to go to Yingzhou, immediately showed a look of disgust.

"Phew!"

Wang Jun even spat directly at Zhu Yunxi.

Fortunately, because the distance was not enough, it just fell in front of Zhu Yunxi's feet.

Syllable!

Zhu Shangbing, who was standing aside with a knife, would not indulge this person's behavior, and when he stepped forward, he raised his arm and slapped his palm heavily on Wang Jun's face.

In response, half of Wang Jun's face instantly turned red and swollen.

Wang Jun's face was full of anger, his mouth was torn apart by the slap, and blood oozed from the corners of his mouth, while he stubbornly held his head high, glaring at Zhu Shangbing and Zhu Yunxi.

"Stealing the country!"

"Thief!"

Wang Jun suddenly let out a piercing scream.

And beside him, Zhao Mian, who was pressed and kneeling on the ground by the Jinyi guard, although he did not speak, his face was also full of anger, and his eyes were full of resentment.

From beginning to end, Zhu Yunxi only glanced at these people lightly.

Then he turned around.

"Take it and bring it to Your Majesty and the Crown Prince."

Take?

Zhao Mian and Wang Jun's eyes flashed, their faces showed doubts, and their eyes looked at the imperial chariot in front of them with some hesitation.

At this time, with Zhu Yunxi's order.

The heavy officers and soldiers who had surrounded the imperial chariot before began to retreat like a tide.

The windows around the chariot were opened one by one, revealing the two eunuchs inside.

It turned out to be a ventriloquist, hidden in the imperial chariot!

Wang Jun, who was still shouting and catharsis, instantly turned his whole face red.

It was unwillingness and endless resentment.

"The thief deceived me!"

Wang Jun roared angrily at the sky.

Zhao Mian's lips squirmed, and his face turned pale.

Syllable!

There was another crisp sound, which came from Wang Jun's face.

Zhu Shangbing's face was full of disdain, his eyes stared at Wang Jun with disgust, and he spat at the other party's face: "Old immortal, can't you remember to fight?" ”

For this slap, Zhu Shangbing deliberately changed his hand and used more force.

As a result, Wang Jun's whole face became red and swollen.

His eyes, too, were swollen with swelling on both sides of his face, and there was only one slit left.

However, even this could not stop his resentful eyes.

Zhu Shangbing suddenly felt bored, and shouted at the surrounding Jinyi guards: "Tie it up, take it to your majesty!" ”

……

Temple of Heaven.

Probably because of the previous turmoil on the Temple of Heaven Street, there were obviously a lot fewer onlookers around the Temple of Heaven at this time.

Under the watchful eye, the originally established Zen ceremony was temporarily suspended.

On the stone platform on the north side of the Temple of Heaven, countless flags flutter in the wind.

All the officers and soldiers wore armor and armor, covering the entire interior of the Temple of Heaven.

On the high platform, there are two thrones.

The throne is not like in the past, and it is divided into high and low order, but set up side by side.

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang is sitting on the throne on the left, and Zhu Biao is standing next to the throne on the right.

Surrounded by the princes and ministers of the Manchu Dynasty.

It's just that it should be a lively day, but at this moment, everyone's faces are tense, and their eyes are constantly wandering.

In the middle of the crowd on both sides, in front of the throne, a group of Yingzhou Dao officials led by Zhao Mian and Wang Jun knelt on the ground after being tied up by Jinyi Wei Wuhuan.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting on the throne, looked indifferent, but his eyes kept changing.

The emperor thought of many possibilities, but he never thought that it was Zhao Mian and Wang Jun who created such a big move today.

However, this also made everyone present, including Zhu Yuanzhang, understand what happened in Yingtian City recently.

Because the emperor was going to hold a ceremony of Zen concessions, and Zhao Mian, Wang Jun and others got the news at the right time, they secretly carried the remnants of the Japanese people they secretly raised in Yingzhou on the grounds of returning to Beijing to report on their work.

And the reason why they did this goes back several years.

At that time, the Ming Dynasty had just begun to promote the Hongwu New Deal, and the struggle above the court was far more fierce and obvious than it is now.

There are countless officials who oppose Hongwu's new policy, believing that the imperial court should not be so aggressive in reforming the system.

Among them, there are a group of officials headed by Zhao Mian and Wang Jun.

It's just that later, the emperor and the imperial court finally took into account the decency between the monarch and the ministers, and only arranged Zhao Mian, Wang Jun and others to Yingzhou as officials.

And in terms of official quality, their official quality has not decreased, but they have changed from noble Beijing officials to local officials far from the center.

However, it is important to know that once the new land is well governed, these first officials will be a real merit.

Such as.

The youngest cabinet minister of the Ming Dynasty, look up to him!

But.

Zhao Mian, Wang Jun and others didn't seem to understand this, or in their opinion, the reason why the emperor arranged them to go to Yingzhou Sidao was actually just to send them away.

But they didn't think that this might also be a chance for the emperor to give them a chance to mend their ways?

But in any case, now they have indeed done something to secretly cultivate the Japanese people, and secretly bring the Japanese back to Beijing privately, trying to provoke the royal family to fight and cause a court fight.

The officials present, no matter how familiar they were with Zhao Mian and Wang Jun in the past, remained absolutely silent at this moment.

No one will speak for the two of them at this time.

After a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang sighed softly.

Today's Yingtian City has already shed blood.

But it doesn't stop there.

Zhu Yuanzhang was unhappy and puzzled.

"You and I have been kings and ministers for many years, why is this so?"

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